BLUES CALL FOR CURRY

Bedford Blues are delighted to announce the signing of Ealing Trailfinders lock Oli Curry who will make the move to Goldington Road this summer.

Second-row Curry joined the Trailfinders ahead of the current campaign from Rotherham Titans where he scored one try in 19 appearances for the South Yorkshire side.

Speaking about the capture, Blues Director of Rugby Mike Rayer said: "We are exceptionally pleased to have secured the services of a young man with the quality that Oli has. He was the standout forward for Rotherham last season and he really wants to kickstart his career again. I think he's perfectly suited to our style of play and I know that Alex Rae is really excited about working with him."

The 22 year old came through the ranks at London Irish making his debut against Sale before going on to play nine more appearances for the Exiles as well as featuring in their A-League and 7s sides.

Curry gained valuable first team experience when he was dual-registered with Esher before making the move to Titans for the 2016/17 campaign.

Not content with playing second fiddle at Trailfinders, Curry went out on loan to London Scottish during this season where his performances saw him recalled for the run-in to the Championship campaign.

Oli joins the growing numbers at Goldington Road for the 2018/19 campaign along with new signings Charlie Clare and Hayden King as well as the re-signings of Dean Adamson, Rich Lane, Will Carrick-Smith, Harry Sheppard, Josh Buggea, Will Hooley, Ed Taylor and Michael Le Bourgeois. Lee Dickson, Alex Rae, Jarad Williams, Chris Czekaj, Sean McCarthy and Ben Cooper are already contracted for next season.